In 1999, Owen Hart fell 80 foot from the rafters in the middle of a WWE pay-per-view event. He died, but the show continued. Here’s exactly what happened, according to the people who were there. Watch DARK SIDE OF THE RING S2 tonight at 10PM on VICE TV UK. | VICE TV

The moment Owen Hart broke Stone Cold’s neck at SummerSlam 1997 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. A accident that nearly ended Austin’s career and forever changed WWE history. | WrestleTaps

They say wrestlers are tough—this is the ultimate proof. 💪 At SummerSlam 1997, Owen Hart accidentally dropped Stone Cold Steve Austin directly on his head with a botched piledriver. In that instant, Austin was temporarily paralyzed—he couldn’t move, couldn’t feel his hands, and his career hung by a thread. And yet… he still found a way to win. Crawling on pure instinct, Austin used every ounce of fight left in him to secure the pin. That wasn’t just toughness—it was mental fortitude at its abso

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The Owen Hart Tribute. May 24, 1999. Hart died on May 23, 1999, during his entrance from the rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The equipment that was lowering him to the ring malfunctioned and he fell to his death in front of a live audience and live on Pay Per View during WWF's Over the Edge event. | Pro Wrestling Feed